Crytek announces “Crysis Remastered Trilogy ” to launch this Fall

Crytek, the studio behind the renowned Crysis series has just announced that they will be remastering Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 and will release them on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC and will be backward compatible with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S which will release in Fall 2021.

The first entrant in the series, Crysis, was originally released in 2007 exclusively for PC and was touted as one of the most graphically demanding games of the time, and to this day still holds up in various aspects of the game. Crysis got a remaster back in September 2020 and was the first game to introduce real-time ray tracing on the PS4 and the Xbox One. Fast forward 9 months, Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 will now be made available on the current-gen consoles with improved graphics and gameplay.

The Crysis Remastered Trilogy features the single-player remasters of Crysis, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3, optimized in partnership with Saber Interactive for today’s consoles and PC hardware. Project lead, Steffen Halbig said that each game will be enhanced to look and play beautifully on the latest hardware.

“We’re excited to announce that these iconic Crysis games are returning in one bundle, remastered for a new generation of hardware. Each game is  enhanced to look and play beautifully on today’s platforms, delivering the finest Crysis experience for both newcomers to our classic franchise or players wishing to relive the adventure.”

The three-game bundle will be available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and for PC, with the game playing even smoother on current gen PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Crysis Remastered is available for these platforms now, and the remasters of Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 will also be made available separately.

[Source – Crytek]